1889 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Kansas City Cowboys led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1889, with 472, 10 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 301.0.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Kansas City Cowboys
139 games
472
Stolen Bases
10 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 472 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 462 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 389 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 336 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 331 |
| 6 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 311 |
| 7 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 304 |
| MLB average | 301.0 | |||
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 292 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 269 |
| 10 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 252 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 252 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 243 |
| 13 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 237 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 232 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 231 |
| 16 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 203 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.